Smart displays have been in existence for a few years now. They can perform the functions of a smart speaker and even more such as play videos, make video calls, and more. Now, there is a new category of smart display that has been specially created for Microsoft Teams called Microsoft Teams Displays.
The best way to describe a Microsoft Team Display is as a desk phone with a touchscreen and smart features. It is powered by Cortana and seamlessly works with your PC. Microsoft says they are designed to handle video-conferencing and content viewing, and thus freeing your computer for work.
You can ask the smart display to join a meeting on Teams, add contacts to a meeting, and more.
Lenovo has a Microsoft Teams Display Device called the ThinkSmart View and it shares a striking resemblance to the Lenovo Smart Display 8.
Priced at $349, the ThinkSmart View has an 8-inch HD touch display, a 1.75” 10W full-range speaker with two passive tweeters, far-field microphones, and an HD camera with a privacy shutter. The description says it is built on the Microsoft Teams platform and the spec sheet says it runs Android AOSP 8.1. It has Bluetooth 4.2 and also supports dual-band Wi-Fi. If you need one, you can grab one on the Microsoft online store.
There will also be another Microsoft Smart Display from Yealink (pictured above beside the Lenovo ThinkSmart) later this year. It is shown to have a different design but the screen seems to be 8-inches too. There is no news of a Surface-branded Microsoft Teams Display yet but we may see one in the future.
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